i don't get the five guys hype... it's okay, but i've always preferred the real, grimy, nasty FAST FOOD fast food burgers: mcdonalds, dicks (if you've been to seattle, you know what i'm talking about), in-n-out, etc.
these sort of "in between" fast food / regular restaurant hybrids like five guys, carls junior, red mill (again, seattle), etc. don't impress me. more high-end burgers (at real restaurants) can be really good, but it somehow just doesn't seem right... like burgers are just meant to be cheap, dirty food that goes straight to the gut in a hugely pleasing, very unnatural way.